24 arrested in Basra raids

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces arrested 24 persons wanted on different charges during search raids all over the province of Basra on Thursday, according to a local security source. “Forces from the Basra Emergency Police Department today (Sept. 30) captured 24 persons who are wanted on different criminal charges,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich port city of Basra, Iraq’s only outlet to waterways, lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 1